The defense from the second period till the end of the game, led Panathinaikos to the victory against Lokomotiv Kuban in Krasnodar, according to the coach of the team, Argyris Pedoulakis.
"Today we won, because of our defense. Lokomotiv Kuban is a really good team in offense and it is very important that we kept them in a low score. During the first quarter we let Jasaitis shoot from a distance and we had to pay for it. Lokomotiv Kuban is a team that usually attacks the basket after 16''. It's something that we managed to face effectively during the biggest part of the game. During the second and the third quarter we played much better in defense. We stopped Lokomotiv Kuban's passing game, we moved the ball fast in offense and we had a lot of open shots. All these led us to the win..."
Curry: "we can face the problems"
Ramel Curry, stated: "We worked a lot during the week in order to face Lokomotiv Kuban's offense, which is a very good team. This is why we made it. We had to face the cold weather too, but personally I am used in cold, because I grew up in New York and then I played in Ukraine. We also had to face some injuries once more in the team. But all the others we worked hard during the week and during the game, we tried to cover for their absence. Some of the players scored a lot in offense and helped us to get to the win. we have the players to face our problems and our absentees. Of course, we have to remain healthy. We have a tough game waiting for us next week against Maccabi Tel Aviv. We'll have to work hard through the week. We feel good playing at home, so I believe we are going to be ready".
